Hannah Nicklin
@hannahnicklin.bsky.social
10+ years of writing, game & narrative design. Recently worked on: Black Mirror: Thronglets; Saltsea Chronicles; Mutazione. Past Creative Director of gutefabrik.com. Author of writingfor.games. PhD in play as anti-capitalist practice. Bike person.
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Hannah Nicklin
@hannahnicklin.bsky.social
· Sep 25
Hi! I'm Hannah Nicklin, award-winning game director, writer & narrative designer (for 10+ years).
💛 Author writingfor.games
⛵️ Creative Director saltseachronicles.com
☄️Writer & ND mutazionegame.com
🃏 Writer & ND – Black Mirror: Thronglets
👩🏫 Phd interactive theatre
👩🏼💼 linkedin.com/in/hannah-nicklin
💛 Author writingfor.games
⛵️ Creative Director saltseachronicles.com
☄️Writer & ND mutazionegame.com
🃏 Writer & ND – Black Mirror: Thronglets
👩🏫 Phd interactive theatre
👩🏼💼 linkedin.com/in/hannah-nicklin
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Choices in games can have effects that are more than just mechanical consequences.
@hannahnicklin.bsky.social explains that there are more holistic ways of looking at how choices make meaning: www.gamerswithglasses.com/features/per...
#Storytelling #Gamedev
@hannahnicklin.bsky.social explains that there are more holistic ways of looking at how choices make meaning: www.gamerswithglasses.com/features/per...
#Storytelling #Gamedev
Performing Peter: South of the Circle and Fuzzy Choice — Gamers with Glasses
How do game designers make player choices feel meaningful? Hannah Nicklin, author of Writing for Games: Theory and Practice , describes here how the act of choosing allows players to perform a…
www.gamerswithglasses.com
January 4, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Choices in games can have effects that are more than just mechanical consequences.
@hannahnicklin.bsky.social explains that there are more holistic ways of looking at how choices make meaning: www.gamerswithglasses.com/features/per...
#Storytelling #Gamedev
@hannahnicklin.bsky.social explains that there are more holistic ways of looking at how choices make meaning: www.gamerswithglasses.com/features/per...
#Storytelling #Gamedev
Oh, lovely, a migraine for the final day of the winter break.
January 4, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Oh, lovely, a migraine for the final day of the winter break.
lol our PM has the backbone of a limp ham
Keir Starmer explicitly backs Trump's attack on Venezuela.
Says he has "long supported" getting rid of Maduro, who is an "illegitimate President" and "we shed no tears about the end of his regime".
Says he has "long supported" getting rid of Maduro, who is an "illegitimate President" and "we shed no tears about the end of his regime".
January 3, 2026 at 8:03 PM
lol our PM has the backbone of a limp ham
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they saw arab spring and went 'hell no'. they saw gamergate and said 'hell yes' and now here we are
January 2, 2026 at 1:02 PM
they saw arab spring and went 'hell no'. they saw gamergate and said 'hell yes' and now here we are
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'elon's so stupid he ran twitter into the ground' i mean if you thought that he bought it to develop a free and open speech platform idk what to tell ya!
January 2, 2026 at 1:00 PM
'elon's so stupid he ran twitter into the ground' i mean if you thought that he bought it to develop a free and open speech platform idk what to tell ya!
I bought a really cute TTPRG called Badger & Coyote recently, just received the paper copy, can’t wait to try it! Interested in asymmetrical co-op at the moment: pandiongames.com/pages/badger...
Badger + Coyote
a cozy, asymmetrical, two-player TTRPG Beginner-friendly rules to get into mischievous fun 42 total adventure hooks Tips on how to play as a badger or coyote character How to play GMless, two player g...
pandiongames.com
January 1, 2026 at 11:59 PM
I bought a really cute TTPRG called Badger & Coyote recently, just received the paper copy, can’t wait to try it! Interested in asymmetrical co-op at the moment: pandiongames.com/pages/badger...
Niche post: very excited we’re gonna get another Archers whodunnit period.
January 1, 2026 at 9:11 PM
Niche post: very excited we’re gonna get another Archers whodunnit period.
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I wrote an article about dialogue choice as part of a narrative designer’s toolkit *aside* from branching, instead considering how choice can invite us to *perform* a character.
My case study is South of Circle’s beautiful fuzzy meaning-making (using symbols instead of words). 💜 Give it a go!
My case study is South of Circle’s beautiful fuzzy meaning-making (using symbols instead of words). 💜 Give it a go!
We're just over the moon to be sharing this with you: the one and only @hannahnicklin.bsky.social on South of the Circle and how developers use in-game choices to give players space in which to perform the story.
www.gamerswithglasses.com/features/per...
www.gamerswithglasses.com/features/per...
Performing Peter: South of the Circle and Fuzzy Choice — Gamers with Glasses
How do game designers make player choices feel meaningful? Hannah Nicklin, author of Writing for Games: Theory and Practice , describes here how the act of choosing allows players to perform a charac...
www.gamerswithglasses.com
December 22, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I wrote an article about dialogue choice as part of a narrative designer’s toolkit *aside* from branching, instead considering how choice can invite us to *perform* a character.
My case study is South of Circle’s beautiful fuzzy meaning-making (using symbols instead of words). 💜 Give it a go!
My case study is South of Circle’s beautiful fuzzy meaning-making (using symbols instead of words). 💜 Give it a go!
Reposted by Hannah Nicklin
game good www.avclub.com/saltsea-chro...
December 26, 2025 at 7:49 PM
game good www.avclub.com/saltsea-chro...
Just listened to a podcast recap the year in news and they claimed Trump was inaugurated this year. THIS YEAR. He hasn’t even done one year yet. Unreal, literally.
December 30, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Just listened to a podcast recap the year in news and they claimed Trump was inaugurated this year. THIS YEAR. He hasn’t even done one year yet. Unreal, literally.
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Suspending Doctors Without Borders is definitely a thing healthy countries do
Israel says it will suspend several humanitarian groups, including Doctors Without Borders, in 2026 for failing its new vetting rules for groups working in Gaza. Some international organizations have said that Israel’s rules are arbitrary and could endanger staff.
Israel says it will halt operations of several humanitarian organizations in Gaza starting in 2026
Israel says it will suspend several humanitarian organizations, including Doctors Without Borders, for failing to meet its new rules to vet international organizations working in Gaza.
bit.ly
December 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Suspending Doctors Without Borders is definitely a thing healthy countries do
Live footage of the AI industry currently
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
December 27, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Live footage of the AI industry currently
Saltsea Chronicles is currently 50% off in the Steam Winter Sale btw! Get it for £10.49 or equivalent — the price of a paperback book or a fairly affordable cinema ticket! store.steampowered.com/app/1419620/...
December 26, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Saltsea Chronicles is currently 50% off in the Steam Winter Sale btw! Get it for £10.49 or equivalent — the price of a paperback book or a fairly affordable cinema ticket! store.steampowered.com/app/1419620/...
Christmas selfie! Happy season, folks ❤️
December 25, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Christmas selfie! Happy season, folks ❤️
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My full page comic for the @prospectmagazine.co.uk Christmas issue. With sincere apologies.
![This is a comic pate drawn in the soft pencil style of The Snowman by Raymond Briggs
Basically the story is this:
- Keir Starmer in dressing gown presses face up to window, excited that it is snowing
- He runs outside, builds a snowman
- It comes to life, taps on his window
- He invites it in, gives it clothes (yellow trouser, green jacket, flat cap) and we realise (face close up) it looks like Nigel Farage
- Snowman takes him outside, launches off the ground
- They fly over the landscape, we see a town below
- A man ziptying a St George’s Flag to a lamp post waves at them as they pass
- As in the original, they head for the sea - we see a light by the coast
- Instead of Brighton pier as in the original, it is an Asylum Detention Center
- They land, we see people queuing behind a fence
- Snowman Farage points excitedly at a large bin marked VALUABLES
- Snowman Farage pulls a child's E-scooter out of the bin, he and Starmer look excited
- They take off again and go back to Keir’s home
- Farage resumes his place in the garden, Starmer walks back inside to go back to bed
- The next day Snowman Farage has melted, leaving only his clothes and the scooter - now with a bow and label attached to show it is a Christmas gift.
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December 23, 2025 at 1:42 PM
My full page comic for the @prospectmagazine.co.uk Christmas issue. With sincere apologies.
Reposted by Hannah Nicklin
If you really need to waste some water for your ideas, you can also do “staring at the wall” in the shower.
Instead of using GenAI to generate ideas, may I instead suggest "Staring at a Wall." Your mind will wander and probably have more relevant, fleshed out ideas than anything an LLM can generate. Join the "Staring at a Wall" movement today.
December 23, 2025 at 1:46 PM
If you really need to waste some water for your ideas, you can also do “staring at the wall” in the shower.
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A great write-up of interesting insights into a unique system in a beautiful game. Do yourselves a favour and read this.
It is an honor to have @hannahnicklin.bsky.social share her insights on narrative design.
Performing Peter: South of the Circle and Fuzzy Choice — Gamers with Glasses
How do game designers make player choices feel meaningful? Hannah Nicklin, author of Writing for Games: Theory and Practice , describes here how the act of choosing allows players to perform a charac...
www.gamerswithglasses.com
December 23, 2025 at 1:16 AM
A great write-up of interesting insights into a unique system in a beautiful game. Do yourselves a favour and read this.
I wrote an article about dialogue choice as part of a narrative designer’s toolkit *aside* from branching, instead considering how choice can invite us to *perform* a character.
My case study is South of Circle’s beautiful fuzzy meaning-making (using symbols instead of words). 💜 Give it a go!
My case study is South of Circle’s beautiful fuzzy meaning-making (using symbols instead of words). 💜 Give it a go!
We're just over the moon to be sharing this with you: the one and only @hannahnicklin.bsky.social on South of the Circle and how developers use in-game choices to give players space in which to perform the story.
www.gamerswithglasses.com/features/per...
www.gamerswithglasses.com/features/per...
Performing Peter: South of the Circle and Fuzzy Choice — Gamers with Glasses
How do game designers make player choices feel meaningful? Hannah Nicklin, author of Writing for Games: Theory and Practice , describes here how the act of choosing allows players to perform a charac...
www.gamerswithglasses.com
December 22, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I wrote an article about dialogue choice as part of a narrative designer’s toolkit *aside* from branching, instead considering how choice can invite us to *perform* a character.
My case study is South of Circle’s beautiful fuzzy meaning-making (using symbols instead of words). 💜 Give it a go!
My case study is South of Circle’s beautiful fuzzy meaning-making (using symbols instead of words). 💜 Give it a go!
Reposted by Hannah Nicklin
‘Yer da shouts at hotels’ theres been a murder
Antifascist stickers spotted in Dundee, Scotland
December 20, 2025 at 3:03 PM
‘Yer da shouts at hotels’ theres been a murder
Reposted by Hannah Nicklin
Quantic Foundry does legit trustworthy analysis of gamer behaviour, and these survey results are shockingly negative toward genAI, to the point where I’m more hopeful that data driven mobile and AAA backpedals on their uses.
everyone dislikes genai in games, but kids and story-focused players the most.
sounds like we'll be ok. just have to stay the course here and the "inevitable" new technology nobody likes will die. again.
quanticfoundry.com/2025/12/18/g...
sounds like we'll be ok. just have to stay the course here and the "inevitable" new technology nobody likes will die. again.
quanticfoundry.com/2025/12/18/g...
Gamers Are Overwhelmingly Negative About Gen AI in Video Games, but Attitudes Vary by Gender, Age, and Gaming Motivations.
Learn about how gender, age, and gaming motivations shape the perception of Gen AI in video games.
quanticfoundry.com
December 20, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Quantic Foundry does legit trustworthy analysis of gamer behaviour, and these survey results are shockingly negative toward genAI, to the point where I’m more hopeful that data driven mobile and AAA backpedals on their uses.
Reposted by Hannah Nicklin
everyone dislikes genai in games, but kids and story-focused players the most.
sounds like we'll be ok. just have to stay the course here and the "inevitable" new technology nobody likes will die. again.
quanticfoundry.com/2025/12/18/g...
sounds like we'll be ok. just have to stay the course here and the "inevitable" new technology nobody likes will die. again.
quanticfoundry.com/2025/12/18/g...
Gamers Are Overwhelmingly Negative About Gen AI in Video Games, but Attitudes Vary by Gender, Age, and Gaming Motivations.
Learn about how gender, age, and gaming motivations shape the perception of Gen AI in video games.
quanticfoundry.com
December 20, 2025 at 12:53 AM
everyone dislikes genai in games, but kids and story-focused players the most.
sounds like we'll be ok. just have to stay the course here and the "inevitable" new technology nobody likes will die. again.
quanticfoundry.com/2025/12/18/g...
sounds like we'll be ok. just have to stay the course here and the "inevitable" new technology nobody likes will die. again.
quanticfoundry.com/2025/12/18/g...
Happy season, pals.
December 20, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Happy season, pals.
Reposted by Hannah Nicklin
The BMA has come out swinging for the rights of all trans people in healthcare settings and beyond - both patients and healthcare providers.
Genuinely brilliant news amongst the bad - please read it and share, and remember that we are NOT alone. Not by a long stretch.
Genuinely brilliant news amongst the bad - please read it and share, and remember that we are NOT alone. Not by a long stretch.
The BMA has published an updated policy position on the rights of transgender and non-binary people in healthcare settings.
www.bma.org.uk/advice-and-s...
www.bma.org.uk/advice-and-s...
Policy position on the rights of transgender and non-binary people in healthcare settings
Our policy position is centred around the need to advocate for equitable access to healthcare, create safe and inclusive workplaces for trans and non-binary people working in healthcare settings, and ...
www.bma.org.uk
December 19, 2025 at 9:26 AM
The BMA has come out swinging for the rights of all trans people in healthcare settings and beyond - both patients and healthcare providers.
Genuinely brilliant news amongst the bad - please read it and share, and remember that we are NOT alone. Not by a long stretch.
Genuinely brilliant news amongst the bad - please read it and share, and remember that we are NOT alone. Not by a long stretch.
Honestly one of the best to do it
Eliza is 50% off. It’s a fully-voiced visual novel about an AI therapy app. It was released in 2019, years before the idea of AI became what it is now. How much did it get right? What did it get wrong? Play it for yourself (play the whole thing) and decide.
store.steampowered.com/app/716500/E...
store.steampowered.com/app/716500/E...
Save 50% on Eliza on Steam
Eliza is a visual novel about an AI counseling program, the people who develop it, and the people who use it. Follow Evelyn Ishino-Aubrey as she reconnects with people from her past, gets to know the ...
store.steampowered.com
December 19, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Honestly one of the best to do it
Some of these scenarios start in 4 year’s time www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Massive disruption’: UK’s worst-case climate crisis scenarios revealed by scientists
Scientists say government must prepare for unlikely but ‘plausible’ 4C rise in temperature and a 2-metre rise in sea levels
www.theguardian.com
December 19, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Some of these scenarios start in 4 year’s time www.theguardian.com/environment/...